OPERATIONS MANAGER C - SES - 67072598 APD/ DDDP AND PATHWAYS CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL

Requisition No: 870745 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: OPERATIONS MANAGER C - SES - 67072598 APD/ DDDP AND PATHWAYS CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67072598 

Salary:  $2,115.00- $3,000.00 BIWEEKLY, $54,990.00-$78,000.00 ANNUALLY 

Posting Closing Date: 02/28/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Program Services Director (Operations Manager C) - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

POSITION NUMBER: 67072598

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

SALARY RANGE:

$2,115.00- $3,000.00 BIWEEKLY, $54,990.00-$78,000.00 ANNUALLY

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency’s mission. We are dedicated to empowering persons with developmental disabilities charged with a felony crime to acquire the skills needed to become competent to stand trial, and to acquire the skills and supports that will prepare them for success in their future environments.

DDDP/Pathways is a residential forensic setting serving persons with disabilities. The program has locations in Chattahoochee, Florida and Marianna, Florida. Position headquarters is  Chattahoochee, Florida.

WORK SCHEDULE   - Monday through Friday

Position Summary

The incumbent of this position serves as a member of the DDDP/Pathways Senior Leadership Management Team. This position is responsible for providing leadership and direction for day-to-day operations of all programmatic activities to ensure l programs are evidence-based and designed to bring about a return to court or to prepare residents for transition into a lesser restrictive setting. 

Responsible for planning, directing and facilitating all aspects of programs including trial competency, rehabilitation therapy and vocational training programs to foster and advance skill acquisition to prepare residents to live, learn and work in the community.

Provides leadership and overall direction to ensure that leisure program and activities are planned and deployed on evenings and weekends.

Minimum Qualifications

Four (4) years of verifiable work experience in progressively responsible role in any of the following: behavioral health or treatment programs, conducting program evaluation, tracking productivity and outcome measures, or policy development and implementation, curriculum development of evidence-based practices. 

A bachelor's or master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an allied health field; one of the behavioral or rehabilitative sciences, music therapy, music education, or music, instructional design, physical education with course work in adaptive physical education, vocational education, sociology; trades and arts education, industrial arts education, leisure studies with course work in therapeutic recreation, or horticulture therapy may substitute for work experience. 

Supervisory experience – preference of three or more years of supervisory experience. 

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.
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Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Knowledge, skills and abilities for the position:

• Knowledge of research designs and methodologies
• Knowledge of instructional design.
• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Skilled in MS Excel and MS Word.
• Ability to identify learning needs of target audience
• Ability to interview residents and support team members 
• Ability to evaluate, design and implement behaviorally sound interventions 
•  Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
•  Ability to communicate effectively.

Other job-related requirements for this position:

Certification in the agency approved crisis prevention and intervention program is required.  Incumbent is required to submit to pre-employment TB screening and on an annual on-going basis as prescribed by DDDP.

This position may be required to perform essential services before, during, and after an emergency per APD OP 2-0035.   This position is critical to the safety and supervision of residents and may require the incumbent to work beyond their normal work schedule to maintain minimum coverage levels in the facility. 

Our campus and facilities are tobacco-free.   

 Recruiting Contact:        

Jodi NeSmith        

Recruitment Manager- Developmental Disabilities Defendant Program & Pathways    

Agency for Persons with Disabilities        

Telephone: (850) 793-7075 

Email: jodi.nesmith@apdcares.org       

 Direct Deposit Program – As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in State government is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  

 BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIREMENT- It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer. No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency. Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.   

THIS POSITION REQUIRES A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION INCLUDING FINGERPRINTING, PURSUANT TO S. 110.1127(1), FLORIDA STATUTES.   

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE:  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.    

 WE HIRE ONLY U.S. CITIZENS AND THOSE LAWFULLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U.S. APD PARTICIPATES IN THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-VERIFY).  E-VERIFY IS A PROGRAM THAT ELECTRONICALLY CONFIRMS AN EMPLOYEE’S ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER COMPLETION OF THE EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION FORM (I-9).   

ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION PROCESS.  IF ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE CALL THE PEOPLE FIRST SERVICE CENTER AT 1-877-562-7287. RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. ANSWERS TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.